Stride (LRN) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2011 - 2026)
Stride's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 16.83% for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), up 2.20 percentage points from 14.63% a year earlier and up 1.48 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Stride (LRN) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jun 30, 2026), Stride's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 17.52%, up 1.88 percentage points from FY2025.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has increased in each of the last three fiscal years, with a five-year change of +8.80 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 15.64% in FY2025 (+2.80 pp), 12.84% in FY2024 (+3.40 pp), 9.44% in FY2023 (-0.35 pp) and 9.79% in FY2022 (+1.06 pp).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in data going back to fiscal Q1 2012.
- Year-over-year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] increased in seven of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +2.19 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] over five years came in fiscal Q3 2025 (a gain of 4.47 percentage points), and the weakest in fiscal Q3 2026 (a drop of 0.68 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows LRN's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] at 15.35% (Q3 2026), 15.84% (Q2 2026) and 15.24% (Q1 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q4 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Service Corp International | 10.06 Bn | 9.12 Bn | 272.27 Mn | 11.09% |
| 2 | New Oriental Education & Technology | 8.68 Bn | -2.70 Bn | 20,000.00 | 14.87% |
| 3 | TAL Education | 5.79 Bn | -6.69 Bn | 594.64 Mn | - |
| 4 | Graham Holdings | 5.18 Bn | 243.01 Mn | 392.25 Mn | 3.85% |
| 5 | Laureate Education | 4.67 Bn | 4.02 Bn | 131.69 Mn | 28.43% |
| 6 | Valvoline | 4.45 Bn | 4.16 Bn | 214.90 Mn | 8.79% |
| 7 | Covista | 3.73 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 290.78 Mn | 15.25% |
| 8 | Onespaworld Holdings | 3.16 Bn | 3.05 Bn | 49.70 Mn | 13.73% |
| 9 | Stride | 3.11 Bn | -66.08 Mn | 241.12 Mn | 17.09% |
| 10 | Bright Horizons Family Solutions | 2.77 Bn | 2.21 Bn | 204.83 Mn | 0.15% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 17.09% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 16.83% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 15.35% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 15.84% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 15.24% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 14.63% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 16.02% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 15.12% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 13.94% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 12.19% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 11.56% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 11.32% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 10.69% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 9.13% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 8.98% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 8.58% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 8.01% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 9.43% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 8.06% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 6.83% |
API Access
Stride Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=LRN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "ticker": "LRN", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=LRN&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();